Final NDAA Includes Funding for CHIPS Act Tech Hubs

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2023.
Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary / World Economic Forum
The final version of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act includes up to $500 million
The provision
The NDAA will channel funding from an auction of the AWS-3 spectrum band by the Federal Communications Commission. Cantwell has previously proposed
The NDAA is one of the last major pieces of legislation that Congress is expected to pass this year. The House approved the bill last week with a 281-140 vote, and the Senate is due to vote on the bill this week.
This news brief originally appeared in FYI’s newsletter for the week of Dec. 16.